Perhaps he knew the lady to be a predator of men or a notable ice queen.
"But then, of course, I speak without knowing the lady."
"I don't know the lady very well, but I've heard some good stories about her," she said.
That brought another bit of laughter from those who knew the lady in question.
That could get old; but not in the length of time Daniel expected to know the lady.
You know the lady who was sitting next to me, the black lady?
Most important question, did he get to "know" the lady on his album covers?
Most men who knew the lady remember her as frail and clinging.
Jealousy ate at her night and day, for she knew the young lady, of course.
But we've come to know the lady better," he acknowledged ruefully.